Crowley, Aleister Personalities Esoteric and Occult
Crowley, Aleister Personalities Esoteric and Occult
Crowley, Aleister
Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), was a magician, mountaineer, poet, and philosopher. He created the religious system known as Thelema. Many of Thelema's various organizational incarnations are still active. Crowley considered Theosophy and the Golden Dawn to be Thelema's parents, and acknowledged Rabelais as the source for its creed, "Do what thou wilt". Crowley influenced Dion Fortune, Israel Regardie, Gardnerian Witchcraft, Chaos Magic, and many other 20th century occultists and movements. He considered himself a major literary figure but history has not shared his view.
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See Also:
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- Joe Larabell's collection of favorite Crowley quotes.
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- John S. Moore's essay musing on various aspects of Crowley's character.
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- From the original Brother Blue website, an essay on Aleister Crowley.
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- Hear actual recorded sound files of Crowley reciting poetry and Enochian calls.
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- A brief note on Crowley's connection with Freemasonry.
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- The Aleister Crowley Foundation presents the Aleister Crowley picture gallery.
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- Account of Crowley's transformative Sahara Desert sojourn of 1909. An excerpt from The Place of Enchantment British Occultism and the Culture of the Modern by Alex Owen.
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- A brief essay on Crowley, by Sabazius, head of the OTO in the USA.
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- A brief statement by the Golden Dawn Occult Society at Oxford.
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- Articles about Crowley and his significance, by Elizabeth Harrington and Ian Blake. Also includes some material by Crowley.
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- Essay on Crowley and those he associated with.
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- A brief description of his association with the group.
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- An English library with over 150 Crowley resources.
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